Visiting Artists
Trifonov finishes his performance of a piano concerto in a performance with the the CSO.

Meet the guest artists and ensembles from all over the world that come to Chicago's own Symphony Center.

Guest Artists

Adam O’Farrill
Trumpet
David Adewumi
Trumpet
Chris Bates
Trombone
Reginald Cyntje
Trombone
Trumpet
Mitsuto Suzuki
Composer
Mead Composer-Curator and Violin
Mead Composer-Curator
Composer
Conductor
Ahmed Alabaca
Conductor
Stephen Alltop
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Chris Barnum
Conductor
Guest chorus director
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Philip Carter
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Dr. Melissa Gustafson-Hinds
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor and Piano
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Aaron Kennedy
Conductor
Imre Kollár
Conductor (Budapest)
Artistic director, Uniting Voices Chicago
Conductor
Conductor
Matthew Murphy
Conductor
Conductor
Music Director Emeritus for Life
Guest chorus director
Conductor
Guest chorus director
Conductor
Conductor
Gerald Powell
Conductor
Conductor
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor and piano
Ron Spigelman
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Doug Waddell
Conductor
The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director, Joffrey Ballet
Conductor
Composer-conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Director, choreographer and lead dancer
Bogdán Ballet
(Budapest)
Chicago Jazz Ensemble
Civitas Ensemble
CSO Brass Quintet
Ensemble
D-Composed
Downers Grove South High School Wind Ensemble
Hespèrion XXI
Iowa State University Wind Ensemble
Ensemble
Kenwood Academy High School Marching Band
La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Meridian String Quartet
O’Fallon Township High School Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble
Prospect High School Symphonic Band
Students from the Kenwood Academy Music Department
Students from The Theatre School at DePaul University
Symphony Orchestra 220
The Plymouth Ensemble
The Voices of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
Ensemble
String Trio
Trillium Ensemble
Vocal ensemble
University of Iowa Symphony Band
Ensemble
Victor J. Andrew High School
Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir
Leandro Pellegrino
Guitar
Guitar
Rafael Barata
Drums
Gene Coye
Drums
Percussion
Allan Mednard
Drums
Steelpan
Winner of the Crain-Maling Young Artists Competition
Rodrigo Villalón
Drums
Rashaan Carter
Bass
Violin
Violin
Hadrien Feraud
Bass
Violin
CSO Artist-in-Residence, violin
Violin
Marc Johnson
Bass
Violin and vocals
Cello
Tarus Mateen
Bass
Ranaan Meyer
Double bass and vocals
Treble viol and director
Conductor and violin
Mandolin and vocals
Charles Yang
Violin and vocals
Amanda Achen
Vocalist
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
2025/26 CSO Artist-in-Residence
Simbryt Dortch
Vocals
Vocals and guitar
Vocals and piano
Mónika Fischl
Soprano (Budapest)
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Soprano
Baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Vocals
Leah Dexter
Vocals
Contralto
Countertenor
Martin Piskorski
Tenor (Vienna)
Sarah Ponder
Vocals
Bass-baritone
Andrea Tierra
Vocals
Shlomi Cohen
Saxophone
Jacob Cornejo
Flute
Darryl Harper
Flute and Clarinet
Hillary Horton
Flute
Saxophone and flute
Logan Richardson
Alto Saxophone
Brian Settles
Tenor Saxophone
Saxophone
Angel Alday
Composer
The Chicago High School for the Arts
Director
Narrator
Sound engineer
Special Guest
Families of Purpose Over Pain
Narrator
Clara Frantzen
Composer
Oak Park & River Forest High School
Jaime García-Añoveros
Composer
Northside College Prep
Matthew Gardiner
Dancer
Michael Gardiner
Dancer
Katie Grennan
Fiddle
Zachary Guo
Composer
Deerfield High School
Classic Encounter lecturer & host
Musicians from The Irene Taylor Trust
Narrator
Narrator
Founder and Artistic Director, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre
Narrator
Jimmy Moore
Guitar, Tin whistles
Malik Muhammad
Composer
Muhammad University
Storyteller
The CSO's young professionals organization
Storyteller
Sylvia Pine
Composer
Homeschool
Narrator
Sean Ryan
Uilleann pipes
Director
Scenic, lighting and production designer
Trinity Irish Dancers
Pipa
John Williams
Accordion, Concertina